LLM Criminal Justice with Placement Year

LLM in Criminal Justice provides knowledge, understanding and critical thinking in the areas of Criminal Justice. It is an ideal course for those who wish to specialise in the areas of Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, and Global Policing.

Our LLM Criminal Justice offers one compulsory module, Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Criminal Law, which is your Pathway Specific Module (only available to LLM in Criminal Justice students within the Programme) plus a compulsory elective where you may choose between Global Policing and Law Enforcement or Crimes of the Powerful.

Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Criminal Law will cover contemporary topics such as miscarriage of justice, presumption of innocence, case study analysis for Nulla Poena Sine Lege, cultural defence in criminal law, consent in sexual offences, process of criminalising new offences and decriminalising the existing offences. You will also have a wide range of other modules from the LLM programme to choose between for your optional modules, such as International Humanitarian Law, Medical Law and Ethics, and Family Law, which will help you to expand your areas of interest.

Why choose this course?

• You’ll be taught by experts, including practicing solicitors and barristers, gaining experience of real-life business law scenarios in our £10m Law Building which includes a full-scale replica Crown Court Room.
• Criminal Justice is a fast growing and changing area of discipline appreciated by students with background in Law, Criminology, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology. You’ll receive excellent teaching delivery from experts in their fields at Hertfordshire Law School.
• Module materials are regularly updated to capture recent developments and case law, providing opportunity to engage with a wide range of cutting-edge resources from a variety of leading scholars.
• Hertfordshire Law School offers optional modules allowing you to expand your knowledge and understanding in different areas of Law and Criminal Justice.
• In addition to the compulsory and optional modules, the University’s co-curricular programme is specially designed to enhance your skills.
• Ongoing pastoral support is available throughout your course. You’ll be involved in an active law society, and participate in a broad range of employability boosting co curriculars.
• Access to careers and enterprise support for the duration of your degree and 4 years following graduation.